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Here is some basic documentation for the protocol that ROTT uses to communicate between the client and server for COMM-BAT.

Levels in the Quake engine are built out of brushes, a somewhat nonsenical term referring to a set of geometric plane equations that form a convex solid.

CSQC (Client-Side QuakeC) is a fan-made extension to the Quake engine, allowing a separate QuakeC module to handle HUD drawing and other screen management, which is traditionally hardcoded into the engine.

The Finger protocol is extremely simple.

CyClones (1994) stores its data in a RIFF-like chunk format.

VGA text mode cells are stored in memory as 2 bytes.

The GMA (Garry's Mod Addon) file format is a basic container for user-created files for use in the game Garry's Mod.

The WAD file format stores "lumps" of data in a table, either referenced by name or index.

The RTL file format stores levels for Rise of the Triad (1994).

The PAK file format stores uncompressed files in a table.

With the DP_SV_ROTATINGBMODEL QuakeC extension, brush entities can be made to rotate using the .avelocity field.

One way to have prefab elements in the FTEQW engine is to use separate BSP or MAP files that contain their own lighting, geometry and entities.

FTEQW uses GLSL for all of its shaders, with the legacy Quake 3 shader format acting as the glue between the raw textures and the GLSL.

Story Through a rift and time and space, Dr.

A short list documenting the art assets contained in the October 2001 build of Duke Nukem Forever, and how to extract them to more common formats.

BULLETIN - IMMEDIATE BROADCAST REQUESTED CIVIL DANGER WARNING WYOMING EMERGENCY MANAGEMENT AGENCY CHEYENNE WY RELAYED BY NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE CHEYENNE WY 1137 PM SUN MDT MAY 25 200X THE FOLLOWING MESSAGE IS TRANSMITTED AT THE REQUEST OF THE UNITED STA…

DAY 2 // 0800 HOURS "There's no way into this place on foot.

Player charcter gets conscripted into the Gunmen.

WHIRLPOOL GALAXY: For almost 2000 years, the Whirlpool Galaxy (NGC 5194) has been the home of over a billion struggling human colonies.

SUBJECT: Jackson "Jazz" Meadows, Age 32 OCCUPATION: Photojournalist, The Albuquerque Star His usual assignment is the local sports beat, but today he's dreaming of something bigger.

Pillars of steel and silicone loomed overhead.

The switchboard lights blinked slowly.

Nora stands before the shining lights of the elevator.

The dramatic reveal of The General's responsibility for the Xenome menace shook the ranks of the Federal Gunman Army to their core.

Gordon stumbled through the cave entrance, falling to the floor.

Legends Of course she had heard the legends.

The distinct call of a Hunter reverberated through the empty streets of Severniy.

Gordon carefully made his way up the snowy embankment, wary of any Combine stragglers that could be making their way to his position.

May 16 2003 9:58 AM MDT JAZZ MEADOWS is unsure what to make of the scattered reports about an "incident" at the Black Mesa Research Facility.

Marc Laidlaw 2017-11-22 It was conceived as a test map where the artists would test the limits of the engine, cramming in as many models (and terrain and water) as possible.